Uplift Your Life: Nourishment Of The Spirit

A.A. Milne wrote: “Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though.” We pay attention to their basic needs like when they want to go for a walk or eat or be petted, but do we have conversations with them? Do we even believe that’s possible, and if it is possible, what would they have to tell us anyway? Most of us know chimps and gorillas can communicate with humans using sign language, but their DNA is closer to humans than cats, dogs, or horses. How would our world be different if we opened our minds to the possibility that our animal companions could communicate with us and become our partners, teachers, guides, and healers? Animals may not use words, but they have many ways of communicating through body language, facial expressions, physical movement, barking or meowing to indicate potential danger, fear, unhappiness, joy, etc. I have one client whose dog likes to hear what I am saying during sessions. If he wears headphones, his dog knocks them off his head or sits on the phone. She isn’t intending t